Coronavirus: South Korea considers tighter restrictions after new cases surge on Christmas Day

South Korea plans to discuss whether it needs to further tighten distancing rules this weekend as the current curbs failed to reverse a resurgence in outbreaks, with the daily coronavirus count hitting another high on Friday, officials said.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,241 new coronavirus cases as of midnight on Thursday, the highest daily count recorded.Daily numbers have been hovering at record levels over the past few weeks, around 1,000, but the…